Had the transition to Disney not been made and Cole's parents needed to not be dead, it would have been revealed that Jindrax and Toxica were Cole's parents transformed into Orgs.
Summer Glau whom tried to audition for Alyssa and was second choice for the role, but did not get the role, instead was cast as River Tam in another science fiction series Firefly (2002), that premiered that same year in 2002.
First Power Rangers Series not to have a Pink Ranger in the line up since Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers
The writers were only allowed to include the horrific death of Cole's parents if they were brought back to life later. Then the franchise switched from Fox Kids to Disney mid-stream and the writers were able to keep them dead, with ABC Kids standards and practices none the wiser.
The Yellow Ranger in the Japanese counterpart of Wild Force "Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger" is played by male, that's why Taylor Earheart's morphed suit doesn't have a skirt in any scenes.
This wouldn't happen yet until Power Rangers Dino Fury.